шестна́дцать
šestnádcatʹ
The Russian word for sixteen is шестна́дцать (šestnádcatʹ).
шестна́дцать is the cardinal number sixteen.
Meaning: cardinal number 16 (num)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is šestnádcatʹ.
Did you know?
- The suffix -на́дцать in шестна́дцать is a contraction of an old phrase meaning 'on ten'.
- In Russian, the word шестна́дцать changes its ending to шестнадцати when used after certain prepositions, which is a complex rule not found in English numbers.
- In Russian, if you want to say 'sixteen' as an ordinal number, such as 'sixteenth', the word becomes шестна́дцатый.
Examples in context
- Я встречу тебя в шестнадцать часов.I will meet you at sixteen o'clock.
- Мне шестнадцать лет.I am sixteen years old.
- В этой коробке шестна́дцать книг.V etoy korobke shestnadtsat' knig.There are sixteen books in this box.
- У него есть шестна́дцать рублей.U nego yest' shestnadtsat' rubley.He has sixteen rubles.
Example conversation
Aleksey and Anastasiya are checking the inventory in a small shop.
- Александр AleksandrАнастасия, сколько здесь яблок?Anastasiya, skol'ko zdes' yablok?Anastasiya, how many apples are here?
- Анастасия AnastasiaЯ насчитала шестна́дцать штук.Ya nachitala shestnadtsat' shtuk.I counted sixteen pieces.
- Александр AleksandrЭто отличный результат.Eto otlichnyy rezul'tat.That is an excellent result.
- Анастасия AnastasiaДа, Александр, спасибо.Da, Aleksandr, spasibo.Yes, Aleksandr, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sixteen” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
